Memorial Honors Bruce Tucker, Black Man Whose Heart Was Taken Without Consent In Virginia’s 1st Transplant

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The family of Bruce Tucker gave their loved one the home-going service he deserved after years of pain. According to ABC 8 News, on May 30, relatives of the 54-year-old gathered together at a private ceremony organized by Virginia Commonwealth University Health (VCU Health) to honor Tucker, who died in 1968, following a severe head injury from a fall. Tragically, what followed the death of the Stony Creek native was equally heartbreaking. 

On May 25...